Define the equipment holders
Define the equipment holder that contains your telecommunications equipment, including the cabinets, racks, shelves, and slots. By defining the equipment holders, you can track and manage your network assets in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent
About this task
When you create an equipment holder record, it creates a corresponding configuration item (CI) record in the Equipment Holder extension class table. To learn more about the Equipment Holder extension class table, see Equipment holder extension classes.
Procedure
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Select the list icon (
), and then go to .
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Add the attachments, such as the graphics or documents, by selecting the attachment icon (
) in the right panel.
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View the associated network inventories by selecting the brick icon (
).
The Infrastructure Relationships section shows all the associated network inventories grouped by the individual network asset instances.
- Optional:
To view the Dependency views map, select the more options icon (
) and then select Dependency View.
The Dependency Views map graphically displays the CIs that support the specific network asset and the relationships between the CIs.
- Optional:
Select the more options icon () and then select Add
Packs to capture the attributes for a configuration item (CI) record.
To learn more, see Using an attribute pack for a CI record.
- Optional:
Select the more options icon () and then select
Decommission to decommission a CI record.
To learn more, see Decommission an inventory record.
What to do next
If you want to establish relationships with the other network assets, enter the details in the related tabs. To learn more, see Related tabs in the Network inventory forms.
- To delete an inventory record, see Delete a record.